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Book X : MindTap C O Not Secure Iing cengage.comstati 716318&nbNodeld; 2696342668deploymentid 5677172943424 ., c ngceng 5% MINDTAP Refresh Your Math &Graphing; Skills Due Today at 11.59 PM MST The following diagram shows two triangles DISTANCE pones The green (upper) triangle has an area of ,The p rple (lower) triang, has an area of Place the orange triangle (square symbols) directly next to the green trangle so that the two triangles together make a rectangle. The total area of this rectangle is area of the green triangle. 2 3 4 5 6

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Area green triangle = ½ *base *height

= ½ (5-1)*(9-6) =

= ½ *4*3 = 6 sq. units

Area of purple triangle = ½ *base *height

= ½ *(9-5)*(4-1)

= ½ * 4*3 = 6 sq. units

Area of rectangle = length*breadth

Area = (5-1)*(9-6) = 4*3 = 12 sq. units

The area of rectangle is twice the area of purple triangle

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